4021 visitors to Renegade website in 2008

There were 4021 "unique" visits to the Renegade website last year and 4013 visits to UFO News. Of course many of the visitors were commercial organisations but there were real people too. This is where they came from:


Netherlands 105
United Kingdom 87
Poland 64
Australia 45
Czech Republic 44
Switzerland 27
Denmark 24
Portugal 15
Germany 11
Belgium 10
France 6
Norway 6
US military 4
Sweden 4
Italy 3
Cyprus 2
Spain 2
New Zealand 2
Turkey 2
United Arab Emirates1
Argentine Republic 1
Canada 1
Finland 1
Croatia 1
India 1
Japan 1
Korea 1
Taiwan 1

New compasses

Renegade now sports a pair of Plastimo compasses, which have replaced the original Sestrels. We find the Plastimos easier to read, particularly at night. This may be more to do with the age of the crew than that of the compasses.

So, lot 1, a pair of Sestrel bulkhead compasses. Any offers to Renegade News.

2008; what a wash out.

So much for up to the minute news about Renegade! Where did she go in 2008? Almost nowhere. But, this is a new year with the possibility of good weather and we have plans. Of course we had plans last year and they were ambitious, but that was then and this is now.

So this is my prediction for 2009. The rest of the winter will be mild, with suitable weather for getting Renegade into better shape than she has been for years. An early spring will be accompanied by warm weather and Renegade will cruise the east coast and visit London before heading for the channel and Brittany, where the crew will spend several blissful weeks in perfect weather. Favourable winds will make the passage home a delight. Oh yes, and the pound will strengthen against the Euro or we will be eating aboard every night.